When you start learning French, you quickly realize that slang words are heavily used by French speakers themselves. Even more so when it comes to money. Slang words for money are at the heart of many conversations, and you can hear them in TV shows, movies, or if you listen to French people chatting among themselves.
Here is a list of 11 French slang words related to money, each with an example sentence.
- Fric: J’ai vraiment besoin de fric pour payer mon loyer. (I really need cash to pay my rent.)
- Pognon: Il a gagné beaucoup de pognon au casino. (He won a lot of dough at the casino.)
- Blé: J’ai dépensé tout mon blé pendant les vacances. (I spent all my money during the holidays.)
- Thune: Il a économisé assez de thune pour acheter une nouvelle moto. (He saved up enough cash to buy a new motorcycle.)
- Flouze: On a ramassé pas mal de flouze lors de la vente de garage. (We collected quite a bit of money at the garage sale.)
- Oseille: Il a investi beaucoup d’oseille dans cette entreprise. (He invested a lot of money in that business.)
- Pépètes: Elle a dépensé toutes ses pépètes en vêtements de luxe. (She spent all her money on luxury clothes.)
- Balles (used to refer to euros): Ça coûte 50 balles cette paire de chaussures. (These shoes cost 50 bucks.)
- Barres (used to refer to thousands of euros): Il a acheté une voiture à 20 barres. (He bought a car for 20 grand.)
- Radis: Je n’ai plus un radis, je suis à sec. (I’m flat broke, I don’t have a penny left.)
- Caisse (used to refer to cash): Je dois passer Ă la banque pour retirer de la caisse. (I need to go to the bank to withdraw some cash.)